Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek

nnThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Time Management. Time Management is a key strategy in organizing one’s times and events in order to meet deadlines, goals, and personal agendas. Rodger Constandse is the Official Guide to Time Management.nnThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich , by Timothy Ferriss, is a valuable resource for people interested in Positive Psychology, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.n

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nWhat do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask thisncontroversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:nn“I race motorcycles in Europe.”n“I ski in the Andes.”n“I scuba dive in Panama.”n“I dance tango in Buenos Aires.”nnHe has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the “deferred-life plan” and instead mastered the new currencies—time and mobility—to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.nnWhether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:nn• How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you wantn• How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobsn• How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economistn• How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"n• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative incomen• How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it’s beyond repairn• What automated cash-flow “muses” are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeksn• How to cultivate selective ignorance—and create time—with a low-information dietn• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs aren• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50–80% offn• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the officennYou can have it all—really.n

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